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Sep 3 2009, Marco Villa

Lebanon has long been mired in conflict and setback due to sectarian antagonism in the country. Despite a brief between 1958-1964, successive governments have been in effect run by tribal chiefs dressed in suits. Such a system of politics encourages...

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